Curtis A. McDowell (January 9, 1945 – June 3, 1987) was an American underground filmmaker.
[1] After switching to the filmmaking program at SFAI, McDowell studied under George Kuchar, who described his footage as the "prolific regurgitations of an 'enfant terrible.
[3] McDowell directed the feature film Thundercrack!
[4] He left his work to Robert Evans, who owned the Roxie Theater.
[1] The Academy Film Archive has preserved a number of Curt McDowell's films, including Beaver Fever, Peed into the Wind, and Confessions.